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Tom Ferrazza
DOVER- North Branch Fire District Prudential Committee members met with Dover Selectboard members Tuesday evening, but failed to convince the board to approve the interim appointments of two prudential committee members whose memberships have been called into question.
North Branch Fire...

Attendees at the Vermont Senate’s virtual press conference Friday, April 30. LH
MONTPELIER - Legislators held a virtual press event on Friday, April 30,  following the Senate’s passage of H.171, an act “Relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system.” The bill, which passed the Senate 30-0, aims to make affordable, quality child care more accessible...

Front row, left to right: Michael McLaughlin, CEO of Bread Loaf; Mark Blanchard, construction consultant for VISCC; Chuck Clerici, committee chair; Tom Fitzgerald, selectboard chair; Matthew Murano, police chief; Scott Moore, fire chief; Casey Gecha, principal of NBF Architects; and Scott Tucker, town manager.
 Wilmington-  A ground-breaking ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 28,  for the new Wilmington Public Safety Facility at 40 Beaver Street.
The 16,000-square-foot,  two-story facility will provide welcome upgrades for both the fire and police departments. The fire department will occupy...
WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Selectboard discussed the outcomes of the Route 9 feasibility study, the transfer station fee schedule, board appointments and resignations, and Wilmington Works funding at Tuesday’s meeting. 
Four years ago, Wil­mington began looking into whether or not they...
READSBORO- Readsboro School Board members continued planning the policies of their newly reestablished district at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 20, while also spending much of the meeting talking about new contracts. They discussed whether the basketball hoops needed to be retrofitted...
DOVER- Selectboard members approved bids for paving, equipment, and services, the hire of two new town employees, and discussed the possible uses of federal money  at their Tuesday, May 4, meeting. 
Selectboard chair Vicki Capitani said Dover was due to get about $104,000 in direct funds...

Gov. Phil Scott
MONTPELIER- Vermont’s COVID-19 vaccine supply will remain steady over the next several weeks, according to Gov. Phil Scott, following his weekly call with federal health officials.
The “good news,” Gov. Scott said, is that a change in the distribution system may provide Vermont with an...

Vermont Agency of Human Service Secretary Mike Smith announced changes to Vermont's emergency housing program, expanded during the pandemic.

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott announced changes to the state’s mask mandate and said Step 2 of his Vermont Forward plan would go into effect on May 1, as planned.  
Based on new guidance from CDC officials, Gov. Scott amended the state’s emergency health order effective Saturday, May...

Prepared meals ready for distribution through Everyone Eats. Photo courtesy of Meg Staloff
16,000 meals and counting 
WILMINGTON - Everyone Eats, the statewide program that pays restaurants to make meals for those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, is celebrating its 1 millionth meal served this week. Locally, the milestone reflects 16,000 meals served to...

Vermont Department of Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington
MONTPELIER- Vermont Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington announced the reinstatement of the work search requirement for unemployment claims at the administration’s COVID-19 emergency press conference on Tuesday.
The unemployment work search requirement was suspended about a year ago under...

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